In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a BJT differential amplifier and learn about a fundamental building block that is the basis of most operational amplifiers.
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Single Phase Synchronous Motors Single-phase synchronous motors are…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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Every meter impacts the circuit it is measuring to some extent, just…
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Differential Op-Amp Circuits An op-amp with no feedback is already a…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC magnetic fields using a simple wire coil and learn about AC signal coupling, orientation effects, and the impact of shielding using different materials.
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This calculator will determine the combined Lorentz force exerted on a charged particle moving through both an electric field and a magnetic field.
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Series and Parallel Resistances Series and Parallel…
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Shown here is the schematic symbol for a resistor: What is the purpose…
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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?
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Pure resistive AC circuit: voltage and current are in phase. …
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build an astable multivibrator (oscillator) circuit that provides an output in the audio frequency range and learn the effect of component values and supply voltage on oscillation frequency.
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Perhaps the most important consideration of an ADC is its resolution.…
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Given two lengths of metal wire, which one will have the least…
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A multiplexer, abbreviated mux, is a device that has multiple inputs…
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The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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Power Capacity As has already been observed, transformers must be well…
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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…
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Previously, we examined series circuits and parallel circuits using…
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“With Electronics Workbench, you can create circuit schematics…
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One method of addressing the digital ramp ADC’s shortcomings is…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) current regulator and learn some of the advantages of JFETs over BJTs for current regulation.
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Wire-by-Number project: simple voltage divider Description: Build a…
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A chandelier has five light bulbs in it, and one of them is not…
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Instrumentation is a field of study and work centering on measurement…
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The following problems are arranged in order from most likely to least…
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The bipolar junction transistor (BJT) was named because its operation…
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As we’ve seen, negative feedback is an incredibly useful…
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Anyone who’s studied geometry should be familiar with the…
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In our study of AC circuits thus far, we’ve explored circuits…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
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This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
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What does it mean for an object to have an electric charge? Give an…
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There are circumstances when you may need to analyze a DC reactive…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.
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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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What will happen to the brightness of the light bulb as the iron core…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build an S-R latch with an enabled input using four NAND gates and learn more about digital circuit functionality.
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This calculator shows the peak-to-peak voltage (VP-P) value from the peak voltage, RMS voltage, or average voltage.
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You may have wondered where we got that strange equation for the…
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